Adjustable lamp-shade support



June 10, 1930. H, c, NOE 1,762,189

ADJUSTABLE LAMP. SHADE SUPPORT Filed June 7, 1928.

INVENTOR wi-M 4;, ATTORNEY$ Patented June 10, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAROLD G. NOE, OI EA S'J! ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB '20 mm 3r I03 8: SONS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A COPAB GOHPBISIN'G WILLIAI 3. I03,

CHARLES E. NOE, AND HAROLD G. III'OE ADJUSTABLE Iim-SHADE SUPPORT Application filed June 7,

This invention relates to a bracket for supporting lamp shades and the like. The object of the invention is to provide a cheap, simple bracket for ready attachment s to lamp pedestals, and capable of supporting a shade in varlous positions to permit the de sired direction of the light from the lamp.

To this end, the invention, as generally contemplated, comprises a bracket member prom vided with means at one end to engage a lamp pedestal and a socket member at the other end constructed to adjustably clamp a shade supporting element in any desired position. More particularly the invention comprises 15 a bracket member formed of a plurality of arms which at one end are correlated to engage a lam pedestal and at the other end are constructe so that, when cooperatively disposed, there is formed an adjustable socket to 20 receive a shade supporting element. Means for adjusting the socket are provided to clamp the shade in an desired position.

In the drawings, w ich disclose merely one illustrative embodiment of my invention, Fig.1 is an elevation of the device, partly in section, V

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1,, and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of so Fig. 1. V

In the drawings, 10is a lamp base having a pedestal 11, a lamp socket 12, and a lamp 13 screwed into the socket 12. A stem 14 extends either from the pedestal 11 into the socket 12 or vice versa. This stem passes through an opening in a bracket plate which rests on top of the pedestal 11 and is clam ed between it and the bottom of socket 12. plate may be made in two pieces to clampingly engage the stem 14 if desired; Integral with the plate 15 are two arms 16 and 17 extending upwardly on opposite sides of the lamp 13. The upper ends of arms 16 and 17 are curved inwardly to be adjacent each other and are provided with enlarged ends 18 and 19 spaced apart with their adjacent faces parallel to each other. On the end faces, in any suitable manner, are f ormed curved socket elements 20 and 21, wh1ch cooperatively engage the ball 22. Suitable conms. Serial so. seam.

necting means are provided for holding the ends '18 and '19 together and for creating a suflicient clamping action to hold the ball and socket in snug frictional engagement for the urpose to be described following. P

The ball 22 is connected to or carries integral therewith a threaded stem 25 receiving a lamp shade 26 held .on the stem 25 by threaded cap 27 Thenpper margin oi the socket and the lower portion of the ball stem are formed to permit the desired movement of the ball in the socket, for purposes of adj ustm'ent. Thus the shade 26 can be adjusted readily to any desired position with respect to lamp 13; and will be held in such position by means of the friction between the ball and socket. The arms 16 and 17 may be separate, but identical cast members adjustably clamped both at the upper and lower ends. They may also be made out of one piece of metal stamped to the desired shape and bent into the desired form. The construction is simple, easily applied and adjusted and is cheap to manufacture.

Having thus described myrinvention with particularity with reference to its preferred form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art, aiter understanding my invention, that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and I aim in the appended claims to cover such changes and modifications as are within the scope of v the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A bracket for supporting a table lamp shade, havin arms joined at one end to embrace part 0 a pedestal and at the other end providing a socket, a ball in the socket forminga joint therewith, said ball having a member to support a lamp shade depending about the arms and about a source of light to be held by the pedestal.

2. A bracket for supporting a table lamp shade, having arms spaced apart and of a laugh to embrace an electric table lamp bulb, said arms being joined at one end to embrace part of a pedestal and at the other end providing a socket, a ball in the socket suchasthescrews23and24,

forming a 'oint therewith and a sup ort held by said joint for a lamp shade depending about the arms and lamp bulb.

3. A bracket for supporting a table lamp shade, having arms spaced apart and of a length to embarce an-electric table lamp bulb, Sal

' arms bemgjoined at one end to embrace part of a edestal and at the other end providmg a soc at a ball in the socket forming a joint therewlth, said ball having a in to support a lamp shade depending there rom about the arms and lamp bulb.

4. In combination, a bracket with arms joined at one end to embrace part ofapedestal and at the other end providing a socket, a ball in the socket forming a joint therewith, said ball having a member to support a lamp shade, a pedestal for supporting said bracket and a lamp, and a lamp shade attached to said member and depending about said lamp and said arms.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HAROLD C. NOE. 

